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    TIL;Dr he was shot in the back of the leg and is expected to recover

    Qaysiya, the Bethlehem resident under threat from settlers, said she fears that it is only a matter time before they are forced to give up property that they have held in their family for years. Even children have gotten involved.

    “There are young settler kids also coming who are only around 12 years old with knives and guns,” Qaysiya said. “It is really something shameful that these settler organizations are using these kids, telling them they will be rewarded and taking advantage of them.”

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    An American put themselves into a known, violent war-zone and we’re supposed to give a fuck that they got shot? Sounds like a Darwin award candidate.

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      They were protesting the removal of a family from their home in the West Bank.

      I’ll be sure not to give a shit if you ever get dropped and present the award at your funeral though.

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      What we should be giving a fuck about is the violent theft of land that legally belongs to the Palestinian inhabitants and is internationally recognized as designated for a Palestinian homeland. The fact that this unarmed American was shot from behind is just an example of the IDF’s cowardly tactics.

      Why, they’re so trigger-happy they could easily get a job as police in the US!

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        What we should be giving a fuck about is the violent theft of land that legally belongs to the Palestinian inhabitants

        Sure, but that’s not the subject here. Try to stay on subject. Some dumb shit put themselves in harm’s way and then got harmed. Not news worthy…

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          So you didn’t really read the article, just (at most) skimmed for a couple of sentences that went along with your preconceived notion. Remember, most headlines are written by someone other than the author. The headline writer, in addition to just seeking clicks in general, is trying to get Americans to read it. The writer was more focused on the core issues. They brought in the story of one of the protesters to make the point that if Israeli soldiers are that willing to shoot their allies the Americans in the back, they’ll positively enjoy the mass slaughter of Palestinians. I will agree with you that in some ways it’s not newsworthy, in the same way school shootings are no longer newsworthy in the US, because it’s all too common.

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            Your lede should be what you actually want to talk about. I don’t give a fuck that a stupid American put themself in harm’s way and then got harmed. This post is dead… start one that is actually the topic you wish to talk about.

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              Labelled your account as “low effort troll or ignorant hater”

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                Label it whatever you like… doesn’t change that you seem to be having difficulty understanding the fact that the American was a stupid-fuck and that they didn’t deserve what little press they got. You also don’t seem to understand that you’re making people less sympathetic to Gaza. The more performative bullshit like this that happens, the less people will care.

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      This is the kinda garbage redditor-tier comment I didn’t miss since coming to lemmy

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        Funny… this post is the kind of stupid shit that reminded me of Reddit and one of the reasons for coming over here.

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          So you have a problem with someone actively trying to preserve Palestinian life and livelyhood, while you sit behind a keyboard and be much higher and mightier. Sorry we don’t suit your standards.

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            No, I have a problem with people being stupid and getting themselves hurt and then other people being stupid and thinking that the press should cover that. Get fucking real.

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              What’s stupid about protesting Zionist occupation? I don’t think I even have to touch your comment history to figure out how you align.

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                Nothing wrong with protesting. Protesting in harm’s way is pretty fucking stupid, though. Hard to protest when you’re dead…

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      Human rights workers and journalists go into conflict zones to document and protect civilians. It is a war crime to target them.

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        an activist from New Jersey

        He was neither a human rights worker nor a journalist… he was just a stupid fucking American that got himself shot. Again, not news worthy.

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          He was a human rights worker.

          He was literally there nonviolently observing and trying to prevent a war crime from taking place.

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            He was literally there as a protestor which he could have done from home and not been shot. Neither they nor you are helping the cause. I am sympathetic to the cause and this this stupid American is just a distraction from it.

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                said Sison. "This was only my second demonstration

                Last Friday, Amado Sison, an activist from New Jersey with the solidary group Faz3a

                Quit mischaracterizing what he was doing. It makes both you and the movement look bad.

                Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

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          Gaza is a war zone.

          The West Bank is a different area entirely. They aren’t physically connected and Hamas has literally zero presence.

          Do you even know anything about the region?